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official languages of the United Nations

Summary

official languages of the United Nations is a language policy[1]. It draws 1,957 Wikipedia views per month (language_policy category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • official languages of the United Nations's instance of is recorded as language policy[3].
  • official languages of the United Nations is a type of official language[4].
  • official languages of the United Nations is part of United Nations System[5].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Modern Standard Arabic[6].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Standard Chinese[7].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Standard English[8].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Standard French[9].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Russian[10].
  • official languages of the United Nations comprises Standard Spanish[11].
  • official languages of the United Nations's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Official languages of the United Nations[12].
  • official languages of the United Nations's topic has template is recorded as Template:Official UN languages[13].

Why It Matters

official languages of the United Nations draws 1,957 Wikipedia views per month (language_policy category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → United Nations System
    Topic has template → Template:Official UN languages
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282106005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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